The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
AN OCEAN HORROR.
THE SAD SEA WAVES CLLIH Morn
VICTIMS

Burning OF the steamer CITY Of Montreal
In Nid-ooean-AB Boat with Thirteen Per
sons Missing over 400 Pss..sgsrs ~ad
Crew Said to be safe.
LONDON, August l9-The City Of Non.
treal' left New York August 9th FOR Liver.
pool. She was commanded by Captain
Land. The news was learned upon the
arrival at Queestown this morning OF the
British steamer York City, Captain
Benn. which left Baltimore August 4th
FOR London. This steamer rescued the
passengers and crew from the burning
vessel and brought them to Queenstown
The steamer caught fire and was burned
when five days out from New York A
boat with six passengers and seven OF
the crew is missing
There were four hundred aud twenty
passengers. The rescued passenger.
were taken from the steamer York City
by the tug Mount Etna, and landed st
Queenstown, all accounted for except the
thirteen in the missing boat
just after the passengers went TO bed
on the night OF the 10th, the ship being
In latitude 43 north, there was An alarm
Of fire, and
SCENE OF CONSERVATION
ensHed The smoke and flames burst out
from the cotton slowed in the hold and
spread with terrific rapidity. The steamer
was headed for New Foundland. 400
miles distant The boats were soon low
cred and filled with the crew and pas
scngers. They soon scattered and one
disappeared, and is believed to be lost,
with the thirteen people ia her. Shortly
Afterwards the steamer York City took
up the survivors and brought them to
Queenstown.
NAMES or THE MISSING.
The names Of those in the missing boat
are. Passengers Samuel kaufman,
George Arnold, Samuel Mckee, inter.
mediate Kenard Wolton, Stephen Tup.
per, Simon Rowtely, : Hacheing"u.
Crew-lIenry Frazer Charles Reade,
William Franney, Patrch Hughes,
trimmer; Charles Smith, Interpreter,
Thomas Wilberforce, steward
VALUE or THE STEAMER.
NEW YORK, August l0-The value of
the City of Montreal is estimated by the
company at between 100000 and 5000,
600. which is fully insured in foreign
companies
She measured 432 feet over all, "a feet
in moulded width OF beam and 80 feet
deep from spar deck to keel Her gross
tonnage was 495 She Was built by
Tobey * Co. of Glasgow in 1871, was an
irOn-screw steamer, and had nine bulk
heads, was equipped with compound
engines having 800 horsepower
Further Details Of the Disaster.
LONDON, August l9-The boats were
eight In number and consisted Of four
lifc-boats and four pinnsces. These were
launched and stocked with provisions.
The flames spread with great herceness,
and the efforts 10 quench them, ii was
soon found, were futile At : o'clock in
the morning the passengers were mar
shalled on deck, preparatory 10 entering
the boats. Many of them were weeping,
but ON the whole they were quiet and
orderly.
The family groups presented sight
piliful to see as they huddled together in
fear and trembling There WAS s heavy
sea running, and 10 was with great din
Guilty that the boats could be kept from
being smashed. The crew worked splend
idly, and all the passengers we're placed
in boats in A comparatively short time
How the boats ilOated with their heavy
loads is miracle
As the last boat was putting OIL from
the ship several Of the passengers and
crew were seen aft. They had been over
looked and were screaming 10 the boats
to return They were subsequently brave.
ly rescued, half dead from the effects Of
the smoke and the heat The masts Of a
ship were seen on the horizon, but ten
hours elapsed before it came near.